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Parnell Township vs Spring Creek Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: work from home (+26.7 pts in Parnell Township) and home values (+74% in Spring Creek Township).

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Parnell Township, SDA small town of 131Brookings County · 131 people
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Spring Creek Township, SDA small town of 33Moody County · 33 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Parnell TownshipA small town of 131
Quiet strengthsParnell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Parnell Township →
Spring Creek TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsSpring Creek Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Creek Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,370 more a month in Spring Creek Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Parnell Township$2,060/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →
Spring Creek Township$3,420/mo
Typical home $596K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $1,370 a month, about $16,400 a year, between Spring Creek Township and Parnell Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Parnell Township and Spring Creek Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Parnell TownshipSpring Creek TownshipParnell TownshipSpring Creek Township
Parnell Township ↔ Spring Creek Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Parnell TownshipSpring Creek Township
Snow a year36″40″
January low4°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)145d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th37th
Outdoors & history
Parnell TownshipSpring Creek Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Community
Parnell TownshipSpring Creek Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Parnell TownshipSpring Creek Township
People
Population 131Highest 33Lowest
Median age 42±10.9Lowest 11% above SD 58.2±16.9Highest 53% above SD
Spring Creek Township and Parnell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.8%±16.9Highest SD: 24.2% 21.2%±84.2Lowest SD: 24.2%
Parnell Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±19.4Highest SD: 18% 6.1%±96.1Lowest SD: 18%
Parnell Township and Spring Creek Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.2%Highest SD: 31.9% 11.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±10.8 SD: 5% 0%±42.9 SD: 5%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,250±$23k 15% above SD —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,300±$130kLowest 33% above SD $596,200±$124kHighest 132% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,161Lowest 16% above SD $3,583Highest 32% above SD
Below poverty line 0% SD: 11.9% 0% SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest SD: 68.6% 90%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD 1953Highest 27 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 6% above SD 8 minLowest 53% below SD
Work from home 30.9%±9.6Highest SD: 9.7% 4.2%±7.6Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.66Lowest 1.13Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookings (56%)Sioux Falls (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Creek TownshipFew work in Parnell Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.2Lowest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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